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(MOdeL) W. H. TAYLOR. MOUTH PIECE FOR BAGS 0R REGEPTAGLES.

Patented Feb. 19, 1889.

WITNESSES INVENTOR 1 lJNiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VARREN II. TAYLOR, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE YALE & TOWNE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

MOUTH-PIECE FOR BAGS OR RECEPTACLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,093, dated February 19, 1889.

Application filed August 10, 1888. Serial No. 282,411. (Modeh) To aZZ whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, l/VARREN H. TAYLOR, of Stamford, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mouth-Pieces for Bags or Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

My improvements have reference to that species of mouth-pieces described, for example, in United States Patent to Percival Everitt, No. 382,696. They consist in such construction and arrangements of parts as here inafter described and claimed, for the purpose of adapting such a mouth-piece to be operated by means of a rotary plug-lock provided with tumblers and a plate-key. They also consist in such construction of the mouthpiece that when it is locked it cannot be taken apart by removing screws, rivets, or other fastenings, because I provide concealed fastenin gs which cannot be surreptitiously reached short of such violence as would destroy the lock or mouth-piece itself.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device. Fig. 2 is a central section of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3, with the key withdrawn. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the same with the key inserted in the lock. Fig. 4 is a rear view of the case, showing the plate detached. Fig. 5 is an inside view of the plate detached. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the plate detached; and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the arm detached, of a lock-plug detached, and of a disk and screw adapted to secure the arm to the end of the plug, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

Referring to the letters upon the drawings, A indicates a metallic case, provided at one end with an ordinary rotary plug-lock mechanism, B, to be operated by a plate-key of the well-known security type.

B is a bearing for the rotary plug of the lock, secured to the case by the screws a b.

C indicates an opening through this case, and D an arm secured at one end to the rotary plug of the look as a pivot for its movements.

The rotary plug and the arm D, attached thereto, are locked or held from rotation by the well-known rotary plug-lock mechanism illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. In this mechanism, of which I shall give only a brief description, the tumblers in the lock extend into apertures in the key-plug and its bearing, so as to prevent the rotation of the plug. By inserting the key into the plug the tumblers are driven out of the apertures in the plug and entirely into the apertures in the bearing, so that they present no obstruction to the rotation of the plug, which may be easily turned by the key within it. \Vhen the key is withdrawn, the tumblers are again driven into the apertures in the plug by springs and prevent its rotation, as before.

E indicates a plate fitting the back of the case A, and provided with a, hollow cylinder secured to or made integral with it coincident in position with the opening C through the case. The case and plate are secured together by means of screws F, inserted first through the plate, so that they are not accessible from the front. They can only be. reached when the bag is taken out of the machine in which it is used. Then, however, an evildisposed person might remove these screws and get at the interior of the lock to unlock it and have access to the contents of the bag.

Heretofore there has been no better protection than such screws or rivets in this class of looks. I provide, however, a concealed screw, G, passing through a lug, H, projecting from the plate E and entering a threaded socket, J, in the case A. I also provide a hole, I, through the plate E, so that ascrew-driver can be inserted to set the screw to place. The arm D occupying a place between the plate E and case A, it will be seen that when the lock is locked it will be impracticable to reach the screw G, because the plate D will close the hole I loading to it. The result is that the bag will be secure against ordinary attacks upon the lock or mouth-piece when it is locked and removed from the machine where the device is to be placed to collect coin.

It will also be seen that the arm D cannot be moved out of the locked position in which it closes the opening leading to the interior of the bag without the use of the key. Consequently my improvements afford perfect socurity against all attacks upon the fastenings of the bag containing coin, except such as are locking mechanism, which attacks are not liahaving two parts, a fastening for securing ble to occur. The proper custodian of the these parts together, a rotary plug-lock, and. 15 key therefore, can ordinarily entirely control an arm secured to the key-plug of the lock 5 the security of the treasure looked up. and covering the fastening when the lock is hat I claim islocked, substantially as set forth. 1. In combination with a mouth-piece of a In. testimony of all which I have hereunto bag or receptacle, a lock having a rotary keysubscribed my name. plugand an arm rigidly connected to the plug \VARREN H. IAYLOR. 10 at one end, wherebythe mouth-piece is opened and closed by turning the key-p1ug, substantially as set forth.

Vitnesses:

SCI-IUYLER MERRITT,

violent enough to destroy the bag itself or the l 2. In a moutl1-piece for a bag or receptacle I GEO. E. WHITE. 

